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Egregious

adjective/ɪɡɹˈiːdʒəs/
Definition
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪɡɹˈiːdʒəs/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɒmɪsˌaɪl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɒmɪsˌaɪl/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪɡɹˈiːdʒəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveconspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
“a crying shame”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ungeheuerlich
auffällig und unverschämt schlecht oder verwerflich
🇫🇷French
énorme
visiblement et outrageusement mauvais ou répréhensible
🇪🇸Spanish
enorme
notoria y escandalosamente malo o reprensible
🇮🇹Italian
egregio
vistosamente e scandalosamente cattivi o riprovevoli
🇳🇱Dutch
ongehoord
opvallend en schandalig slecht of verwerpelijk
🇵🇹Portuguese
flagrante
conspícua e escandalosamente ruim ou repreensível
🇷🇺Russian
вопиющий
явно и возмутительно плохо или предосудительно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रबल
स्पष्ट रूप से और अपमानजनक रूप से बुरा या निंदनीय
🇧🇩Bengali
জঘন্য
conspicuously এবং outrageously খারাপ বা নিন্দনীয়
🇮🇳Tamil
அருவருப்பான
வெளிப்படையான மற்றும் மூர்க்கத்தனமான மோசமான அல்லது கண்டிக்கத்தக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
విపరీతమైన
ప్రస్ఫుటంగా మరియు దారుణంగా చెడ్డది లేదా ఖండించదగినది
🇮🇳Marathi
जोरदार
स्पष्टपणे आणि अपमानकारकपणे वाईट किंवा निंदनीय
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રચંડ
દેખીતી રીતે અને અપમાનજનક રીતે ખરાબ અથવા નિંદનીય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅತಿಶಯ
ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅತಿರೇಕದ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಖಂಡನೀಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അതിഗംഭീരമായ
വ്യക്തവും അതിരുകടന്നതുമായ മോശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപലപനീയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੰਭੀਰ
ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਤੇ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਬੁਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੰਦਣਯੋਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
زبردست
واضح طور پر اور اشتعال انگیز طور پر برا یا قابل مذمت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
令人震惊的
明显且极其恶劣或应受谴责的
🇯🇵Japanese
ひどい
著しく、法外に悪いこと、または非難されるべきこと
🇰🇷Korean
악명 높은
눈에 띄게 그리고 터무니없이 나쁘거나 비난받을 만한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghiêm trọng
rõ ràng và cực kỳ xấu hoặc đáng trách
🇹🇭Thai
ร้ายแรง
เลวร้ายหรือน่าตำหนิอย่างเห็นได้ชัดและอุกอาจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengerikan
secara mencolok dan sangat buruk atau tercela
🇵🇭Filipino
grabe
kapansin-pansin at labis na masama o kasuklam-suklam
🇲🇾Malay
teruk
mencolok dan keterlaluan buruk atau tercela
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فظيعة
سيئة أو مستهجنة بشكل واضح وفاحش
🇮🇷Persian
فاحش
آشکارا و به طرز فجیعی بد یا مذموم
🇹🇷Turkish
berbat
bariz ve aşırı derecede kötü veya kınanacak derecede
🇮🇱Hebrew
בּוֹלֵט
גרוע באופן בולט ומקומם או ראוי לגינוי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'egregious'?
The primary meaning of 'egregious' is 'conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'egregious' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'egregious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'egregious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'egregious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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